New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-15
SAM JONES COMES TO TOWN.
HIS FIRST ATTACK ON THE METROPOLIS


HE MAKES SOME REMARKS ON " CHARACTER" AND
ON SOME MORE OR LESS ALLIED SUBJECTS.
"Sam Joses the revfvalist, down from Boston
yesterday flushed with his four weeks successes, and
gave playful sort of religious lecture on Character
last night In Association Hail. to break the Ice and gather
some points for future campaign against the sinners
conventional and unconventional Of this much-abused
city. The announcement Of Jones's first appearance
naturally drew large crowd and the ball was packed
until 1t held some 500 people. An admittance fee OF
fifty cents charged. the reyvalist getting the net
proceeds and thriving business was also done In Mr.
Joness sermons Mt 81 so volume. Other books
of Joness and his colleague smass in paper, were sold
outside tho door at fifty cents, but that was
apparently an unauthorized speculation. Bishop Harris
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church. sat on chair wen 10
the front OF the stage giving the encouragement OF his
presence and applause TO the Georgia reyivasts Efforts
good many Methodist and Baptist clergymen were also
the PLATFORM showing solid front OF black coats ana
white necktlcs behind the Bishop
Jones took immensely with his audience from the start
And In fact after the first sentence two 1t was PLAIN
to most OF the listeners that here genuine and
droy forcible humorist. Jones Ia TALL slender man,
of thrtyve, perhaps well poised almost graceful win
arms not too long for good gestiouiaton
and sharply. weknt hands His face 10 narrow WIN
shapey defined features striking and picturesque that
OF naturally clever man, with the wit and humor which
lie at the bottom OF the unframed Georgans successes
dancing and sparkling In his black eyes He has the hre
and Of the Southern stump speaker and his words
smack strongly OF the rolling os and the soft draws OF
Southern dialect. His and force strike one most
however and the impression fast that In the rude
eloquence Of the camp-meeting exhorter comedian OF
order was lost to the stage.
Character the lecturer began by saying. was an arch
OF soneslove faith patience, brotherly kind
noss temperance, charity and the restand on this ske
eton OF discourse he hung ut random oil the lively
saes about men and things that seemed TO come we'll
mol he'd eff OF Will
could talk effectively, he said This is how he went on:
want to die the day before have to stop SAYING things
right only my way Why SIR ways tho
only thing I've got patent right on hurt peoples feel Ss
pretty nose at my impIoprete The devils got mortgage
The ' Whole cal along With it too "
-four las Of men the Lord cant AM DO syns
GO loves game" man fool Is ronnd and slick and
well than philosopher. II. Of Gospel
psss aSay 'lI people
they came FROM e had better be telling them where they're
s Way he'll here. lie TSs;Sy;s5ppp' minister
Sn s nGnns wOTn n An h SiP s
crowd going to where they can't get a drop
want to say here don't believe much in Gsecds crsSd
shot Some people are tools enough 70 .nnk 1ns,
it never wrote a creed why I'm rood enough 20
le@pnSce u one Of the ehe Of shsraete Any
fool Knows that he onghtp drink whissey sam sinai say
don't know what 1t would have cost him TO paint II blood
The amusing character Of these dgnned
solemn used to be afrAdo them when was boy
thought one of those Old Doctors of Divinity who used TO
come round and look solemn would call FIRE down
heaven hand TO the deyn " ne
wanted Now I'm afraid OF them. There's
little Why hear dignined old Doctor OF
hundred miles
and he says big vocei thou
perfect being. the divine and beginning OF
all things "-and and Why 1t makes me inkot
going goods store and saying 10 the
proprietor in the big tho greatest Of all
dry goods merchants In NewNork. want 10 get pair OF
diviney coorcd my wife" tt'reat auEhtcf).
As soon a | die IN he as dgrhod as any
OF you. Tho dignlhed fellow H. /
think the gher he to being dead This nneenih century
proprcty IKE bonnet SISTERS at the millinery
store warped tortured shape fits
about well head Proptety think. Is merely
doing hat is manly and straight am right
These white Kite fellows bauiboN remind me 81 an
engine q roundhouse Na-iyilN II spck and
span white and clean hadn't been used for six months Ana
with dust lifI
Just pulled train OF forty loaded up from Chat
taDoog. ~ white nooke % orty or
old put him the road and he'll be dusty and